Tennis: Zverev seals semi-final spot, bumps out Nadal

Defending champion Alexander Zverev reached the last four at the ATP Finals with a 6-4, 7-6 defeat of Russian debutant Daniil Medvedev on Friday, and consigned Rafael Nadal to an early exit at the same time.[LONDON] Defending champion Alexander Zverev reached the last four at the ATP Finals with a 6-4, 7-6 defeat of Russian debutant Daniil Medvedev on Friday, and consigned Rafael Nadal to an early exit at the same time.

The 22-year-old German served superbly throughout and held his nerve in the second-set tiebreak to notch a second group victory and claim second spot ahead of world number one Nadal. Spaniard Nadal had earlier beaten group winner Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-7, 6-4, 7-5 in a near three-hour battle to keep his hopes alive but needed Medvedev to do him a favour by beating Zverev. Medvedev, 23, dropped his opening service game and never made much of an impression on his opponent's 140mph serve.

He double-faulted at 3-4 in the tiebreak to give Zverev a two-point lead and Zverev finished it off with an ace.While it was a great night for Zverev, it was disappointing for those who had hoped to see a Nadal versus Roger Federer semi-final on Saturday.

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